Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 1, 1916, Page 4

Jorwich Bulletin and guu@ia? 120 YEARS OLD - s e Subseription price 12¢ a week; 50c a month; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwich, Conn., as second-class matter. Telephone Calls: Bulletin Business Office 480. letin Editorial Rooms 85-3. Bulletin B tin Job Otfice a5-2. Willimantic Office, Room 2, Murray Building. Telephone 210. Norwloh, Wednesday, March 1, 1916, i i %The Circulation of esssses * . iThe Bulletin H § The Bulletin has the targest § circulation of any paper in Eastern Connecticut and from three to four times larger than that of any in $ Norwich. It is delivered to over 3,000 of the 4,053 houses in Nor- { wich and read by ninety-three per §cent. of the people. In Windham §1¢ is delivered to over 900 houses, ;m Putnam and Danielson to over H 1,100, and in all of these places it is considered the local daily. Eastern Connecticut has forty- nine towns, one hurdred and sixty- five postoffice districts, and sixty £ rural free delivery routes. The Bulletin is sold In every town and on all of he R. F. D. routes in Eastern Connecticut. CIRCULATION average. 1203, 4412 i i5ieeg 1805, average. ereseessesatancarverees: HELP FOR HUMANITY. When Mrs. Laura W. Cole of Los Angeles bequeathed the sum of $40, 000 to the borough of Torrington in this state to be used as a trust fund the proceeds of which are for the pur- pase of detecting the existence ‘of cases of tuberculosis, of preventing the spread of the disease and of as- sisting in the care of those who have the disease and who are not able to bear the expense of treatment, she not only displayed a love for her former home but an interest in the driving out of the white plague which is most praiseworthy. In all sections of Connecticut there is an aroused interest in doing every- thing possible to check the ravages of this dread disease. It has been undertaken by local organizations, by industrial bodies and by the state, it being recognized that through such cooperation as results from working together that the best results are go- ing to be obtained. There can be no question but what there will be an excellent opportunity for putting to work just such pro- ceeds as come from this fund. Tor- rington is indeed fortunate in having such a daughter as Mrs. Cole proved to have been. Not only has she made provision for those suffering from tuberculosis and who need such as- sistance but a most commendable provision is that a portion at least of the income must be used for pre- ventive work and through that some of the most satisfactory results are golng to be obtained. Torrington is to be congratulated upon its good fortune. It should make wise use of its fund which is bound to stand forth as an example for oth- ers who are interested in doing some- thing for humanity. AROUSING INTEREST IN BIRDS. It is an interesting plan which has been devised by the National Asso- ciation of Audubon Societies for the purpose of getting more people in- terested in the robin and through such a course awaken an increased concern in migratory and song birds in general. Notices have been sent throughout the country to the effect that to each one, man, woman or child, who sends a report of the first robin seen this vear to the associa- tion’s headquarters in New York city there will be awarded prizes consist- ing of a beautiful colored picture of Robin Red Breast with which there will also be a life history of Cock Robin and some interesting data tell- ing where he travels, what he eats and how he builds his nest. Reliance is of course placed by the association upon the truthfulness of the people who forward their reports both as to the time the first one was seen and the fact that it was a robin and not a blue jay, Crow or sparrow. It will not be long before they will be making their appearance to re- main for many months and It can be appreciated that such a stimulation @s this will give to the interest in the Yobins will be extended to other birds and with increased interest there will de a clocer friendship and efforts for their protection at all seasons of the vear. The coming of the various mi- gratory birds is always watched with pleasure by a sreat number who take care to see that the feathered song- sters are given the proper welcome by erecting boxes or houses which they are seeking as homes. The Au- dubon association is taking a new way of getting more interested in the birds and it ought to prove a de- cided success. LOOKING TO HUGHES. From the persistency -with which Governor Whitman of New York supports Charles E. Hughes for the republican presidential nomination it has been intimated that he had some inside infcrmation relative to the at- titude of the justice of the supreme sourt of the United States, but that bas all been knocked in the head by the governor's denial. He is for Mr. Hughes because he believes he is the man the country needs, and the ex- pressions which have come from all Yuarters indicate that there is a strong demand for him as the head »f the republican- ticket. For the purpose of finding out if possible what Mr. Hughes' attitude |s upon some of the questions before the country, Henry A. Wise Wood ad- lressed a communication to him but t met with the same reply as has been given so often that Mr. Hughes |s not a candidate, that he is not in politics and that he is in no way ac- lively or tacitly seeking a nomination. ‘Not.h.ln‘ furth ought to be re- Qquired to show where the former gov- ernor of New York stands relative to the’ presidential nomination. He has made it as plain as anyome can that he is not turning his hand over to have delegates favorable to him sent to the Chicago convention or even after they get there to vote for him, but he has in none of the statements which he has made declared that he would decline the nomination should he actually be the choice. For that reason it is not surprising that so many look upon him as the man for the place and one who could by his personality rally all the forces of the republican party and many others besides to his support. There is a service he could render to his country which he could not turn down by the refusal of a nomination should it come his way. GREATER SERVICE BY REFUSAL Ambassador Page has advised the state department that Great Britain [WIT permit the smpment of two car- goes of dyestuffs from Rotterdam to this country and the hope is express- ed by that department’s officials that Germany will lift its embargo so that these ships will be allowed to sail The value of the cargoes is $5,000,- 000 and their receipt in this country will go a long way towards relieving the shortage of dyestuffs among man- ufacturers, which was the reason for making the special appeals to the belligerent countries, but a still great- er service might have been rendered this country had Great Britain re- fused to pass them or if Germany now declines to. let them come. The United States is in this predic- ament over the lack of dves, which is not only bothering industrial ac- tivities but has embarrassed the gov- ernment in the printing of stamps and money, simply because it has failed to encourage capital in this country to engage in such business. +t has become dependent upon foreign products while the material with which dyestuffs are made are pos- sessed in quantities here but allowed to go to waste. There has been some effort made since the war broke out to manu- facture chemicals and dyes in this country and there is no reason why this government should not give ev- ery possible assistance in the way of leg ion to the upbuilding of that industry and making it a per- manent thing instead of being tem- porary and due to end with the war or as soon as German producers can again get their goods to this coun- A while permission to let these cargoes come through may be looked upon as a favor a greater service would have been rendered had the appeal been denied. MINE DANGERS. Although they are bound to be a means of great protection against enemy ships, it is also certain that mines will cause as destructive worlk when they are struck by the vessels of the nation which placed them as when an enemy finds their location. They are no respecter of person or thing. They do their work as merci- lessly as the torpedo directed under the von Tirpitz method of submarine warfare. The sinking of the liner Maloja and the tanker Fmpress of Fort William at practically the same time off the port of Daver, resulting in a large loss of life, has brought forth the claim that they were victims of mines which had been strewn by German raiders. Much of that is supposition as there can be no absolute knowledge of any such thing, while it is known that the waters about Dover are thickly mined, that such mines frequently break away from their anchorages and that they are as destructive for friend as for foe. Thus it remains for Great Britain to prove that other than its own mines were responsible for the loss. These are not vessels which have been destroyed by such agents, for there has been a long list of ships sunk and lives taken as the result of encountering such destructive forces and the num- ber includes quite as many neutral steamers as it does those of belliger- ent nations, although the most of these have been victims of the mines Which have been set afloat outside of territorial waters which unjustly menace the shipping of nations not involved in the war. EDITORIAL NOTES. Tt now remains to be seen what March has to blow about. The man on the corner says: Noth- ing that is put up in bottles will cure a stricken conscience, There are Mexicans who are never satisfled unless there is a revolution underway somewhere in the republic. It would be difficult to give any reason why the extra day whicH 1916 provided was not entirely acceptable. Even though February departed in a peaceful manner, we have the old time warning to beware the Ides of March. It makes little difference where Germany undertakes an advance it makes it apparent that it still has the punch. Vice President Thomas Marshall is willing to run again. There is no real good reason for anyone being dis- satisfied with a snap. Nantucket is willing to be up to date with wireless and aeroplane ser- vice but it still shows a preferance for the ox cart over the automobile. ‘With the selzure of German vessels in Portugal and Itallan harbors it looks as if the kalser might have a chance to sink some of his own ships. The impression prevails in some quarters that Great Britain will re- fuse to release the German subjects taken from an American ship. Can it have fergotten its own position in the Trent affalr so soon? A New York woman has refused to accept $40,000 left by dn uncle be- cause she claims it is tainted “money, but the saddest part of it is that her heirs cannot make her understand that they have no such conscientious scruples. The excuse is offered that Ambas- sador Marye must have resigned Dbe- cause he is sick since the average democrat never surrenders a good po- litical job. Yet it may be that he didn’t like to work any more than Mr. the first merchant | SCATTERING “Howdedo, Mrs. Jenkins,” eaid the lady from across the hall as the pretty young woman with flushed cheeks answered her doorbell. “Go on in, darlings! They're so shy, these chil- dren of mine, that I have to urge them on all the while! Now sit quietly on the nice velvet davenport and eat your molasses candy! “That was the first thing I noticed when you moved in here, Mrs. Jen- kins—that you had no children! 1 told Mr. Barkkup when he came home to dinner that night that nover a high <chair or gocart was among the furni- ture of the new tenants, and it was such a shame- “Oscar, stop wiping your fingers on the sofa cushions! Mind mother, Os- car, or you will hurt my feelings! I find I can manage him best, Mrs. Jen- kins, by appealing to his heart! Oscar is very tender hearted—goodnes Hasn't he stopped that yet?- Well, you'd just take the cushions away he wouldr’t be tempted—here, I'll put them in this corner! “Rosabel! Where has she gone? Oh, playing nicely by herself on the floor with the deck of cards! That's one nice thing about Rosabel, she is so easily amused! Her hands are a little sticky, but I guess you won't mind— one must give up something to make them happy, I find, and there is noth- ing equal to the satisfaction of mak- ing a child happy, Mrs. Jenkins! “I told Mr. Barkkup T was so sorry for you, thinking of all you were missing, that I intended to be unsel- fish and ehare my two with you. It just occurred to me that to-day would be a good time to let you get acquaint- ed with them! I'm going downtown shopping and I've brought them over to stay with you this afternoon!” “Oh!” said the pretty young woman in_a startled voice. “Oh, I—" “Now you needn’t feel that way about it,” protested the lady from across the hall. “I'm perfectly will- ing to trust them to you! They are such independent, mentally developed little creatures that they can manage to make themselves happy anywhere! They always find something to do. Look at Rosabel now! She's perfectly happy dropping those cards down the tall vase! I think it a mothers duty to train her children to amuse them- selves so that they are not a burden to other people. I expect that is why every one is so fond of my children. What is that? You are afraid the cards won't shake out of that vase and the neck is too small to stick your hand down? Oh, T guess they will— Rosabel is sort of doubling them up. She loves decks’of cards to play with. If she should tire of them, Mrs. Jen- kins, she will amuse herself for a long time if you'll let her have your sew- SUNSHINE ing basket. She loves to unwind the thread—only take the needle out first. She—" ‘began pretty young “I know just how you feel,” sym- pathized the lady from across the hall, “but you don't need to be in the least nervous, my dear. .You've mno idea how easy it is to take care of children if you use common eense and realize they have minds of thelr own and have to develop them! Look at Oscar now! Isn't he dear, so grave and solemn about breaking off those pencil points? T've no doubt his little mind is storing up facts about the resisting power of lead and wood—that's the best way for children to acquire knowledge “You're ever so kind, Mrs. Bark- kup,” began the pretty young woman nervously. “I “Not a word!" smiled the lady from across the hall. “If there's anything I enjoy doing it is sharing my happiness with others! They are used to some bread and butter and jelly at 3 o'clock and I would have brought over the kind of bread T use only I'm all out of it. I thought perhaps you might like to take them for a little walk and then you could get it at the corner bakery—with _raisins in. It breaks their hearts it they don't find raisins in their bread! Mr. Barkkup said this morning that I wns as sllly as a young girl I was so lighthearted thinking the nice time I was planning for you! You will be so Interested watching their little minds — Oscar, dearest don't pound the plano keys so hard! Gently, sweetheart! His muecular de- the velopment is simply wonderful for o child of his age, Mrs. Jenkins! _ He actually lifted my biggest forn off the stand the other day! Hiy father was 50 annoyed when he found that Oscar had dropped and broken It, but no- body but a man would expect a little child to carry a heavy thing like that forever! 1 think Oscar showed great initlative in trying it at alll Don’t put your feet on the plano, darling! I believe he is trying to make music with his heels! He's so orl X “Yes, It's quite wonderful” desper- ately broke In the pretty young woman, “but I'm going to entertain my bridge club this afternoon, Mr: Barkkup, and it will be absolutely im- possible for me to take care of your children for you! I've got to run out now and get some fresh cards, too!” “Well, of course, if you fecl that way about it” said the lady from across the hall, stiffly. “I wouldn't dream of simply asking you to take care of them —I was willing to give them up to af- ford you a little pleasure, but some peonle —and I can’t do downtown now at a Come, angels, we'll go call on Mrs. Phipps! ' Perhaps she is going to be at home!"—Chicago News. Stories of Technical Superiority. “To what extent does technical su- periority discount inferiority in num- bers?” To this question a large num- ber of Austro-Hungarian and German officers with long experience at the various fronts, have replied that tech- nical superiority, depending upon ter- rain conditions, nature of the work to be done, and quality of the troops in- volved, is today in all cases the ele- ment which decides the outcome of a military action. Bravery in officers and men was as essential as formerly, of course, it was said, but it had value only if coupled with a high degree of intelligence. A brave heart governed by a stupid head ceased soon to beat nowadays, the men asserted unanimously. The day of brute physical courage was over. Only troops in whom intel- | The article in question is remarkable ligence, moral courage and a fairifor the fact that it as evidently amount of pluck were inherent and had been welded by thorough training and discipline could be called first class today, because only such troops were able to get maximum results from the technical methods now used in_warfare. Technical superiority starts with the character and ability of a general staff and ends with the quality of barbed wire, in other words, its ele- ments and phases are as varied and manifold as are the means with which modern war is being conducted. According to The Associated Press correspondent’s informants it was technical superiority alone which de- feated the Russian army. This may best be understood in contemplation of the fact that the Russlans lost to the Central Powers' forces sixteen fortresses in 46 days during_the drive in the summer of 1915. greatest single element of superiority is declared to have been leadership. Second in rated the great efficiency of German and Austro-Hungarian heavy artillery. Here the Third is the highly developed fleid | housed along the entire front. Where intelligence service of the Central|Water was hard to get reservoirs and Powers' armies, in whom air craft, | dUCts were established. Everywhere cavalry and infantry patrols, and the possession of first-class military maps are assigned an almost equal share. The fourth factor was the high qual- ity of German and Austro-Hungarian machine-guns, and last, because in a class by itself, must be ranged the excellent work of the supply troops. In every one of these departments, say these officers, the Russian army was inferior. The excuse made by its general staff at the time that a lack of ammunition was responsible for the series of reverses, has been shown to be idle. The sto: of small arms and artillery ammunition left behind by the Russians on their retreat are sald to be greater than the quantities used by them during the “rolling up.” It was not lack of bravery, however, that prevented the Russians from coming to a halt sooner. The courage of the Russian soldler has never been doubted by the Austro-Hungarlan and German officers and men. What con- tributed mostly to the debacle was the absence of capable officers in sufficient numbers; low military intelligence and an uneven training of the men, and the Russlan tactical system which, based upon principles of defense, was not equal to the nimble-mindedness possessed by officers and troops train- ed for the offensive above all else. No figures on the numbers employed by Germany and Austro-Hungary in the offensive against Austria last sum- mer are available but officers claim | that generally the Russians outnum- bered their aggressors from three and four to one. From what is learned here, the day is not far off when the trenches of the German positions in Russia will have a machine-gun to every ten rifles and the most extensive barbed wire flelds vyet laid out, ready to meet the Rus- slan offensive. To the Russians these things are not unknown, of course, as the following description of a Duna sector, which appeared recently in a Petrograd pa- per shows: *“The tremendous labyrinth of Ger- man trenches,” says the writer in part, “grows more intricate as it nears our own lines. The German trenches now have a peculiar character; wide on top and narrow at the bot- tom with walls that slant considerable technical importance: is they are striking them are deflected upward and outward. Back of this front run: a railroad, capable of doing great service. “The enemy is fortifying the ter- rain, has established concrete founda- tions for heavy guns, is assembling batteries of heavy artillery, builds un- derground shelters for his auto trucks and auto trains, and magazines for ammunition, foodstuffs and forage. “The enemy’s front is liberally pro- vided with machine-guns—for each 20 to 25 yards two of these have been in- stalleq * * ¢ * ¢ while there are also mechanical rifles which fire ten shots automatically and without re- loading. Out of every part of a trench 25 yards long, 480,000 projectiles may be fired in twenty-four hours, or 20,- 000 in an hour. One must bear in mind, in addition to this, the barbed- wire entanglements, and then try to obtain an estimate of what it would be like to break this wall of steel.” written by a person of none or little military experience, and that it passed the Russian military censors. While the German-Austro-Hungar- ian troops have thoroughly utilized the long spell of inaction in Russia to for- tify their lines to an unheard-of de- gree, the AustroHungarian troops have done_likewise on the Italian front in the face of an almost continual on- slaught by the Italian forces. When the war with Italy broke out, the pres. ent Austro-Hungaridn front, contrary to what has been said, was not pre- pared for the “position war” which has since then obtained there. The result of this was, that, owing to_the rock surface of the terrain which had to be chosen, and because of the Italian artillery superiority, the Aus- tro-Hungarian trops had a hard of it. It was impossible to < trenches and bomb proofs with the pick and spade. Rock drills and dynamite had to be used. But today the Austro-Hungarians are declared to be well entrenched and fleld railroads were laid out—in one Isonzo sector over 125 miles alone. Steep grades were conquered by means of cable railroads. Summits have been | made accessible by the building of | elevators. Up to December 1, 1915, 227 bridges had been built. What has been done to make the trops com- fortable is shown by the use of 200 railroad carloads of lumber in a single month last fall. Meanwhile, barbed-wire entangle- and other obstructions have been laid out on an unprecedented scale. Land mines have been laid. In fact noth- ing tending to give the Austro-Hun- garian troops technical superiority over the Italians has been left un- done. Though the Serbs fought well, they succumbed rapidly ko the technical superiority of the Central Powers troops. At first it was artillery su- periority which harrassed the Serbian troops and prevented them from inter- fering with the crossing of the Dan- ube. Incident to this was the effici- ency of the Austro-Hungariam and German pioneer and engineer troops. | Any one of the four pontoon brid thrown across the Danube would ha taxed the capacity of the best ex gineer troops. To meet this task fc times, and during a season of hic winds and fiood stage in the river looked upon as a monumental per formance even in German-Aust: | Hungarian army circles where tt “fairly good,” and even the decidedi: good,” job, have failed to bring mor than recognition that those respon: ble for it have merely done their dut: The rapid reconstruction of the p: manent Semlin-Belgrade railroc bridge, a masonry and steel structur which has just been completed b German-Austro-Hungarian _enginee troops must also be looked upon as : very creditable performance, thoug! neither shot nor shell molested thc builders. ‘With the Serbs driven from thei main positions in the North, and East they fell prav to the technical super fority of German, Austro-Hungarian and Buigarian lesdership. A series o briliant, “old-style,” open field man-* oeuvres, inaugurated against them: drove the Serbs from one position tc another, and finally into _Albanian _and_Greece without even the th WOMAN WEAK, DIZZY, NERVOUS Health Restored by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Jamaica, N. Y.—*I suffered greatly with my head and with backache, was T v, =it et dizzy, vous, with hot flashes and felt very { miserable, as I was {irregular for two years. One day when I was feeling unususally bad my | sister-in-law came {in and said, ‘I | wish you would try !l Lydia E. Pinkham’s e Compound.’ So I began taking it and I am now in good health and am cured. I took the Com- pound three times a day after meals, and on retiring atnight. I always keep a bottle in the house.”” — Mrs. L. N. BURNHAM, 85Globe Ave., Jamaica, N.Y. ‘Women who recover their health nat- urally tell others what helped them. Some write and allow their names and photographs to be published with testi- | monials. 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It now goes | back to capitalists of the city of Waterbury, where it ought to be. As for the New Haven road. It seems as if it coud spare that property without materially injuring its railroad admin- istration. ew 'Haven Register. The iners are a good deal elated by the wa: t their representatives are being received by the operators in the negotiations. It is said to be unprece- dented for friendliness. Perhaps this will not be so agreeable to the con- sumers. It may mean that the opera- tors have learned how easy it is to pass along the increased cost to the public and therefore are not moved to fight very hard. But the consumer has learned that it is easler to pay than to worry or go without. — Waterbury American. Amid the excitement incident to the railroad wreck Tuesday, Milford kept its head and maintained its rep- utation as a hospital town and one whose citizens are always ready to do the right thing, regardless of self-sac- rifice. Its physicians, officials, citi- zens, clergy, telephone operators, and pecially the Sisters of Mercy from Lauralton Hall, lent all the aid that humankind could do those who were injured, and al who were brought here by the catastrophe went away with kindly thoughts and words for Milford folke.—Milford Citizen. TO PROVIDE FOR A THIRD MILITARY FORCE. Senate Military Committee Tentatively during fires, floods and | DAVIS T R EXTRA ADDED FEATURE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ESSANAY Presents BRYANT WASHBURN In THE ALSTER CASE A DPSTECTIVE DRAMA In Five Acts MACK SWAIN in a TWO-PART KEYSTONE COMEDY A B ELKINS, FAY & ELKINS 3500 Bantine Musie” WILBUR & HARRINGTON EDGAR BERGER | A Great Novelty Act Gymnastio Aot Wednesday SHOWS 2:30, 7, 8:40 Thursdsy, AUDITORIUM v e v e ans e THE PATHE GOLD ROOSTER PLAY IIN EDRA!I Taken from the Sensational of the same name by McCuteheon. JACK & BUDDY WHITE Piano Specialty EDDIE BADGER WHEN CIDERVILLE WENT DRY Novel George B. 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The sta- Members of the house committee In |tue weights over 3000 pounds and has closest touch with its efforts toward |room for 230,800 nails.—Tit-Bits. | federal of the national guard 3 said today that while it was proposed Phosphate in Wyoming. in the bill to go to the limit of consti- A geologic reconnaissance for phos- tutional authority in this regard, they | phate in the Salt River Range of believed a constitutional amendment!\Wyoming, by G. R. Mansfield, of the sweeping aside all state jurisdiction | United States Geological Survey, has | would be necessary in the end. Hope was expressed that agitation for such an amendment would come from the guardsmen themselves, once eir now relations with the federal overnment were established. | resulted in a brief report showing the location and character of beds of rock phosphate of medium grade on the west flank of that range. This in- vestigation is part of the exploratory work and mapping which the Geolosi- cal Survey is doing the western phosphate fleld. This work has al- ready resulted in the discovery of Room for 250,000 Nails. A giant statue of Admira! von Tir- pitz, =i to Berlin's Hindenburg, | beds of phosphate, most of it of high for rail ces. will shortly be grade, aggregating several billion tons. cted naven. Admiral} n Tiry recently given the art- A YEAR AGO TODAY March 2, 1915, British gained ground near La A Beauty Secret To have clear skin, bright eyes and a healthy appearance, your digestion must be good—your Bassee, bowels and liver kept active § Pussizne won Dukla pass and = - { took 10,000 Germans mear Przas- || andregular. Assistnature-take Y Austrians were defeated near Stanistau but gained in the Car- pathians. {1 Rucsians shelled Czernowitz. i| American Red Cross sent sup- plies and nurses to Serbia and Ger- many. 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